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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU On Sale For $469, Ryzen 5 3600 For $179

Some great deals on the AMD 3rd Generation Ryzen CPUs have popped up in the last few hours, dropping the prices on 12, 8 and 6 core chips to even more stunning value. Available from various retail outlets, the chips that are part of the deals include the Ryzen 9 3900X, the Ryzen 7 3800X & the Ryzen 5 3600.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is a 12 core and 24 thread part featuring the 7nm Zen 2 core architecture. The chip features a base clock of 3.8 GHz and a boost clock of 4.6 GHz. There’s 70 MB of L3 cache, 40 PCIe Gen 4 lanes (CPU + PCH) and a TDP of 105W (derived from the base frequency).

The CPU is currently available for $469 or $30 US off its official retail price. In terms of pricing, the chip is positioned against the Intel Core i9-9900K and offers more cores, threads, cache, PCIe lanes and support for next-gen I/O such as PCIe Gen 4.0. The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is the highest core chip that you can get under $500 US while featuring a modern CPU architecture that blazes past its CPU competition. The next step would obviously be the Ryzen 9 3950X but that costs $749 which is a more enthusiast tier pricing compared to the Ryzen 9 3900X.

The AMD Ryzen 7 3800X is an 8 core and 16 thread part featuring the 7nm Zen 2 core architecture. The chip features a base clock of 3.9 GHz and a boost clock of 4.5 GHz. There’s 36 MB of L3 cache, 40 PCIe Gen 4 lanes (CPU + PCH) and a TDP of 105W (derived from the base frequency).

The CPU is currently priced at $339 US or $60 US off its retail price. In terms of pricing, the chip is positioned against the Intel Core i7-9700K and offers more cores, threads, cache, PCIe lanes and support for next-gen I/O such as PCIe Gen 4.0. The AMD Ryzen 7 3800X deal brings its price very close to the Ryzen 7 3700X which retails for $10 US less or $329 US, making this deal for the Ryzen 7 3800X a very stunning offer considering the higher clocks that you get out of the box.

Ryzen 5 3600 6 Core / 12 Thread CPU For $179 US

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is an entry-level 6 core and 12 thread part featuring the 7nm Zen 2 core architecture. The chip features a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost clock of 4.2 GHz. There’s 35 MB of L3 cache, 40 PCIe Gen 4 lanes (CPU + PCH) and a TDP of 65 W (derived from the base frequency).

The CPU is currently listed for $179 US which is $20 US off its retail price. The Ryzen 5 3600 has become an extremely popular 6 core chip for mainstream and budget PC gamers who are building budget gaming PCs with a focus on price/performance. This is just an incredible deal for a 6 core and 12 thread chip with Zen 2 cores that rival Intel's newest architecture while their only offering, the Intel Core i5-9400F, is limited to 6 cores and 6 threads at $160 US. Overall, these are some pretty awesome 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen CPU deals and you'd have to be really fast to grab them before they expire.

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